PhotosbyKatieSchneidercirculation with two elevators and stairtowers. This allows ADA access whileincorporating the various grades ofboth the concrete and wood-framedstructures. The result makes harmon-ic sense, and creates a structure thatmakes a strong statement about thecurrent complex’s industrial aestheticand history.On the exterior, the original Turn-er Brothers façade has been preservedand enhanced. It is interesting that theroadbed in the original photos is muchhigher than current grade, whereas thelevel of most thoroughfares has risen byadding layers of paving over the years,the current grade is substantially lower.

Therefore, the current street and sidewalk grades do not allow access from
Niagara Street; instead, there is a convenient entrance to the main building
entry from the side parking lot.

The finished project has created for-ty residential apartments, includingthirty-two one-bedroom and eight spa-cious two-bedroom units. (An emphasison attracting a younger demographic isthe reason for the majority of one-bed-room units.) Schneider notes that hiscompany’s philosophy is “Big on ame-nities!” Thus, the complex includes anample bike storage room, a “dog wash”shower, a fitness center, a valet roomwhere dry cleaning can be dropped offand picked up, and—most spectacular-ly—a roof deck with wrap-around viewsof the city. In season, it’s outfitted withfurniture and planters, with twinklinglights completing the scene. The bikeamenities are consistent with Schnei-der’s previous project, Apartments@theHUB, an 80,000-square-foot restoredbuilding on Swan Street that incor-porates a bike retailer and a pub witha bike theme, for an overall empha-sis on fitness and biking in an urbanenvironment. The developer observes,“Younger people want alternate modesThis unit includes an original graphic from the exterior wall of the storage facility, which now forms an interior wall for the apartment.